Mercedes-Benz, or more specifically, AMG is the latest manufacturer to throw its hat into the mean green hypercar segment. The SLS AMG E-Cell is powered by four electric motors offering a total power output of 392kW, with maximum torque of 880Nm. It can accelerate to 100km/h in four seconds flat; just 0.2 seconds slower than […]
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In his latest video Chris Harris tells us he’ll be driving the 464kW Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series before gleefully adding “and we’re not paying for tyres!” However, rather than just heading straight out onto the Paul Ricard circuit and behaving like a child, he spends some time taking us through all the nerdy bits […]
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Taking a short break
A quick note to say your usually reliable AUSmotive editor will be taking a short break. We apologise for the lack of updates in the last few days. Normal service should resume in around a week from now. Just a shame the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series is expected to be revealed while we’re away. […]
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Sean Edwards 1986–2013
British racing driver Sean Edwards was killed today in an accident at the Queensland Raceway. He was participating in a private test session and was a passenger in a 996 Porsche 911. The 20-year-old driver suffered life-threatening injuries and is currently in intensive care at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. It’s believed Edwards was […]
Yes, we’re milking more from the one Automobile Magazine article, but this we cannot ignore. They reckon the SLS AMG “Gullwing” replacement, due late 2014, will be called the SLR AMG. There’ll be no unofficial reference to gullwings for the simple fact it is said to have conventionally opening doors. On the positive side, assuming […]
The 2013 Bathurst 12 Hour race will be held over the weekend of 8–10 February and race organisers have today released a provisional entry list. Already there are 37 cars in the field, 12 more than started this year’s race. Headlining the field to date is a pair of McLaren MP4-12C GT3s, run by the […]
So the 2012 Bathurst 12 Hour has been run and won. We’ll start by saying this race should be one of the premiere events on the Australian motorsport calendar. It should comfortably form part of a ‘big three’ alongside the traditional V8 Supercars 1000km race at Bathurst and the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne. At […]
Bathurst 12 Hour organisers today announced the 2012 race will have live television coverage for the closing 90 minutes on pay TV channel Speed. The 12 Hour broadcast will start after the live coverage of the World Superbike event at Phillip Island on the same weekend. It’s expected the Bathurst broadcast will start at 4:45pm […]
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The Ferrari FF isn’t scheduled for market release in Australia until early next year. However, in a bid to assist sales the FF is currently touring select locations. Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne were the chosen destinations for the first ever all-wheel drive Fezza. A short while ago local pricing was announced, too, and at a […]